Executive Support Lead, Americas

WPP, New York City, United States

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Published on 18 September 2026 · first appeared in our records on 19 September 2026.

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Advertised salary: 230000 USD.

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<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>For more information, visit <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwpp.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CErica.Durr%40wpp.com%7C9bf4566a65bc46a48ac008de749116ea%7C150b5e663d884dee83f6ed149b727a00%7C0%7C0%7C639076363668176216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Q9juosud56XGLThSFZ1NpPZd6FXpJPxV74OeRZWoh%2B4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">WPP.com.</a></strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Why we're hiring:</strong></span></p> <p>WPP is a creative transformation company, building better futures for our people, clients, and communities. As part of our ongoing commitment to strong governance and operational excellence, we are expanding our second-line assurance capability to ensure our corporate business platforms operate with high integrity, effective controls, and audit-ready evidence.</p> <p>The Executive Support Lead, Amercias is responsible for leading the executive support function across their primary campus, ensuring the consistent delivery of proactive, high-touch technology services to executive stakeholders. The role combines hands-on executive technology support with regional operational oversight, stakeholder management, service governance and team development to deliver a world-class executive support experience. This is a fully office-based role requiring five days per week onsite to provide visible leadership, maintain operational oversight and ensure consistent support for executive stakeholders.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Service Delivery &amp; Operations&nbsp;</strong><br>• Lead the delivery of executive support services across the region ensuring consistency,&nbsp;<br>quality and accountability &nbsp;<br>• Maintain regional operational standards aligned with the global Executive Support strategy &nbsp;<br>• Provide direct executive technology support to assigned executive stakeholders, acting as&nbsp;<br>a senior escalation and support resource where required&nbsp;<br>• Ensure resources and office coverage are aligned with executive demand and business&nbsp;<br>priorities &nbsp;<br>• Drive adoption of agreed service processes, support methodologies and operational best&nbsp;<br>practices &nbsp;<br>• Ensure support services meet business expectations and agreed service commitments &nbsp;<br>• Oversee the effective management and lifecycle of technology assets and stock &nbsp;<br>• Lead regional delivery of executive technology programmes, onboarding initiatives and&nbsp;<br>service enhancements &nbsp;<br>• Contribute to the development of global Executive Support standards and operating model &nbsp;<br>• Develop and maintain strong relationships with executive stakeholders and key business&nbsp;<br>partners &nbsp;<br>• Ensure regional compliance with technology, security and governance requirements&nbsp;<br><strong>Team Leadership &amp; Capability Development&nbsp;</strong><br>• Lead, coach and develop Executive Support Specialists within the region&nbsp;<br>• Drive a culture of accountability, ownership, professionalism and customer excellence&nbsp;<br>• Support workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding and capability development&nbsp;<br>• Develop specialist expertise across executive support disciplines including AV,&nbsp;<br>collaboration, mobility and onboarding&nbsp;<br><strong>Service Governance &amp; Continuous Improvement&nbsp;</strong><br>• Establish regional service governance, reporting and performance management processes &nbsp;<br>• Monitor service performance and identify opportunities to improve the executive experience &nbsp;<br>• Identify trends, risks and recurring issues affecting executive stakeholders &nbsp;<br>• Implement service improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency and stakeholder&nbsp;<br>satisfaction &nbsp;<br>• Drive a proactive approach to issue prevention and service improvement across the&nbsp;<br>executive population &nbsp;<br>• Ensure executive incidents and priority service requests receive appropriate oversight and&nbsp;<br>prioritisation</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What you'll need:</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Skills / Experience Requirements&nbsp;</strong><br>• Strong people leader with experience in building high performing support teams &nbsp;<br>• 5+ years’ experience supporting senior executives, C-suite leaders, board members, or&nbsp;<br>equivalent executive stakeholders&nbsp;<br>• Executive focused with exceptional stakeholder management and relationship building skills &nbsp;<br>• Calm and effective during high-pressure situations and executive escalations &nbsp;<br>• Excellent communicator, capable of influencing both technical and non-technical audiences &nbsp;<br>• Professional, discreet and highly trusted when operating within executive environments &nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Who you are:</strong></span></p> <p><strong>You're open<em>:</em> </strong>We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.</p> <p><strong>You're optimistic<em>:</em></strong> <span id="628d56ad5d8a35dab853e65d9daa237c" class="editor-module-hl-green-solid">We believe</span> in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.</p> <p><strong>You're extraordinary:</strong> We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What we'll give you:</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Passionate, inspired people</strong> – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work</p> <p><strong>Scale and opportunity</strong> – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.</p> <p><strong>Challenging and stimulating work</strong> – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">#LI-Hybrid&nbsp;</span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, go to <a href="https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome">https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome</a>&nbsp;for more details.&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="title">.</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$100,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$230,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.</strong></p> <p><strong>WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.</strong></p> <h4><strong>Please read

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